Stock Screener

Volume Spikes

• Volume spikes are days on which there is unusually high volume activity, measured by comparing daily volume to a 50-day exponential moving average (of volume). The spikes are used to confirm signals such as breakouts.
• See Volume Patterns for further details.
• This stock screen combines well with Volatility Ratio.

Signals

• > 1.5 times
  Volume is more than 50% higher than the 50-day moving average.
• > 2.0 times
  Volume is more than double the 50-day moving average.
  

To Set the Volume Spike Screen:

1. Select the Volume filter
2. Then select the Spikes filter
3. Choose the amount of times the volume exceeds 50-Day VMA
4. Select the number of days within which the spike must have occurred or exclude
5. Click on the Add button to add the filter.

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